LOT 3003
Elagabalus AE 20mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 218-222.
[...] ΑИTOИIИV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / PET[...] COLON, founder, raising his right hand and plowing with yoke of oxen to right. Unrecorded obverse legend in standard references including RPC VI, Rosenberger, Sofaer and SNG ANS. Vey Fine.(7.68gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 1 (AD 285/6). Α Κ ΜA ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Alexandria standing to left, holding head of Sarapis and sceptre; L A (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75903; Köln 3276; Dattari (Savio) 10697; K&G 120.3; Emmett 4093.1. 8.09gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE 18mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £31
Struck AD 128-138. IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL BER in two lines between legionary eagles. RPC III 3856; Rouvier 532; SNG Copenhagen 99-100. 3.45gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Fifteen [15] Mixed Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Various rulers and cities. 77gr total.
Near Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
